A new report has found US$2.3 trillion of projected capital expenditure (capex) on upstream oil and gas projects would be wasted under a 2°C warming scenario. Produced by Carbon Tracker in partnership with UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and leading...
Shareholders put climate front and centre
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Statement: Market Forces reiterates Santos position
18 May 2017 In response to a clumsy attempt by Santos to dance around the statements that Chairman Peter Coates made at the Santos AGM on the 4th of May, Market Forces would like to issue this clarification: We know Santos is supportive of the Paris Agreement and the...
Media release: Santos admit to ‘four degree’ climate policy, backed by institutional investors
Adelaide, 4 May 2017 In a remarkable admission at the AGM of Australian oil and gas firm Santos today, Chairman Peter Coates revealed its business model is based on a ‘four degree’ climate pathway, completely at odds with international efforts to meet the Paris...
Santos shows contempt for investors, climate change, at its AGM
Adelaide, Thursday, 4 May 2017 A resolution that would have directed Santos to disclose the risks climate change poses to its business has been defeated at today's annual general meeting of the company, which reiterated its intent to explore for more unconventional...
Will your super fund vote for or against climate action?
Oil Search and Santos are two of Australia’s largest oil and gas companies – and neither is addressing the risks of climate change. Oil Search is one of the biggest companies operating in Papua New Guinea, a country already feeling the effects of climate change. Sea...
Media Release: Santos rejects climate shareholder resolution
Santos rejects climate shareholder resolution Tuesday 4 April, 2017: Environmental finance organisation Market Forces has expressed disappointment that Santos’ management has advised shareholders to reject a resolution calling on the company to acknowledge and assess...
Santos shareholders lodge climate risk resolution
6 March 2017 Market Forces and over 100 individual shareholders have filed a resolution with the oil and gas major, Santos, demanding the company acknowledge and assess the risks posed to its business by climate change. The resolution is the first attempt to enforce...
Are Santos playing hopenomics with their oil price projections?
30 August 2016 Australian oil and gas giant Santos has been using forward price estimates that are significantly higher than other industry players and reputable brokers. With the likes of Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Santos' own industry consultants Wood...
